- Fernando C. Layton
Fernando Coello Layton (
April 11 ,1847 -June 22 ,1926 ) was a U.S. Representative fromOhio .Born near St. Johns,
Auglaize County, Ohio , Layton attended the public schools andWittenberg College ,Springfield, Ohio .He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1869 and practiced inWapakoneta, Ohio . County school examiner.He served as prosecuting attorney of Auglaize County 1875-1878.He served as captain ofCompany G, Ohio National Guard from 1878 to 1883.Layton was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second, Fifty-third, and Fifty-fourth Congresses (
March 4 ,1891 -March 3 ,1897 ).He was not a candidate for renomination in 1896.He resumed the practice of his profession inWapakoneta, Ohio .Layton was elected judge of the court of common pleas in 1908.He was reelected in 1914 and in 1920, and served until his resignation on
June 9 ,1926 .He died inWapakoneta, Ohio , onJune 22 ,1926 .He was interred in Greenlawn Cemetery.References
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